Effect of inlet valve timing and water blending on bioethanol HCCI combustion using forced induction and residual gas trapping

Fuel

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 732-739

  Megaritis, A ^a   Yap, D ^b   Wyszynski, M L ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Fuel water blending; HCCI; Valve timing

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ETHANOL; NITROGEN; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

BIOETHANOL; FUEL WATER BLENDING; VALVE TIMING;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EID: 38849206202     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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